List of Indian poets

This List of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry who were either born or have lived in India and published poetry in that country.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Assamese[]

Amulya Barua (1946) first published posthumously in 1964
Aruni Kashyap (born 1984)
Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator; called "Sahitycharjya" by an Assamese literary society
Bhabananda Deka (born 1929) writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright
Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907-1938)
Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician
Hiren Bhattacharya (born 1932), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor
Homen Borgohain (born 1932), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker
Bishnu Prasad Rabha (KolaGuru)
Nabakanta Barua, also spelled "Navakanta Barua" also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), novelist and poet
Nalinibala Devi(1898-1977)
Nilmani Phookan (born 1933)
Hiren Bhattacharya (death 2012)

Bengali[]

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See also: List of Bengali-language authors (chronological)

Bengali language names in parentheses

Abul Bashar (born 1951), poet and writer
Annadashankar Roy (1905–2002)
Bharatchandra Ray (Raygunakar, court poet in Krishnanagar)
Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006) Indian poet
Bishnu Dey (1909–1982) poet, prose writer, movie critic
Buddhadeb Basu (also spelled "Buddhadeva Bose") (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist
Chandidas (born 1408 CE) refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet
Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913) poet, playwright, and musician, known primarily for patriotic plays and songs, as well as Hindu devotional lyrics
Govindadasa, Medieval Vaishanavite poet
Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher
Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859) poet and writer
Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878–1948)
Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), poet and writer
Jibananda Das (1899–1954)
Joy Goswami (born 1954), Indian poet
Kazi Nazrul Islam (also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976) poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher
Krittibas Ojha (; also spelt "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet
Mallika Sengupta (born 1960), poet and writer
Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, poet and dramatist
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938) writer and poet
Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909), poet and writer
Premendra Mitra (1904–1988) poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction
Purnendu Patri (born 1930) poet, novelist, Artist and Film maker.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Novelist, poet, painter and Asia's first Nobel laureate
Ramprasad Sen, Shakta devotee cum poet-composer
Samar Sen (1916–1987) poet and journalist
Shakti Chattopadhyay (Shokti Chôţţopaddhae) (born 1934)
Shankha Ghosh (born 1932), poet and critic
Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhae) (1919–2003)
Subodh Sarkar (born 1958), poet
Sudhindranath Dutta
Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947) poet
Sukumar Ray (1987–1923) humorous poet, short-story writer and playwright
Sunil Gangopadhyay(Shunil Gônggopaddhae) (born 1934), Indian poet, novelist
Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist
Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, humourist
Vattacharja Chandan (born 1944), Indian poet, fiction writer, mail artist, editor.
Manindra Gupta(Born 1926) Poet, essayist, artist)
Utpol Kumar Basu, poet
Ranjit Singha, poet, essayist
Ranojit Dash, poet, critic,essayist
Bitoshok Bhattacharya, poet, essayist, critic
Debaroti Mitra, Poet
Debdas Acharya, poet
Moti Mukhopadhyay, poet, story writer
Arun Chattopadhyay,poet, novelist, story writer
Arun Kumar Sarkar, poet
Arun Mitra
Birendra Chattopadhyay, poet
Brajakumar sarkar(born 1960) poet, editor, essayist, critic
Bikash Gayen(born 1960), poet
Mrinal Banik, Poet, story writer
Sudhanshu Sen,poet, essayist
Dhiman Chakraborty, Poet
Pranabendu Dasgupta, poet
Lokenath Bhattacharya, poet, story writer, novelist, translator.
Ashokbijoy Raha, Poet
Shambhunath Chattopadhyay, poet
Ramendrakumar Acharya Chowdhury, poet
Kalikrishna Guha, poet
Kamal Chakraborty, poet, novelist
Kabita Singha, poet
Anuradha Mohapatra, poet
Jashudhora Ray Chowdhury, poet
Shaktipada Brammachari, poet
Prabuddha Sundar Kar, poet
Sukumar Chowdhury, poet
Dipankar Saha (Deep) (born 2000),poet and Artist.

English[]

Main article: List of Indian poets writing in English

Gujarati[]

In alphabetical order by last name:

Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical.
Dalpatram (1820–1898), father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi
Dayaram (1757–1852)
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942), writer in English, Gujarati and Bengali.
Suresh Joshi (1921–1986), novelist, short-story writer, critic, poet and writer
Umashankar Joshi – see listing under "Umashankar", below
Kalapi (1874–1900)
Kavi Kant (1867–1923), writer and poet.
Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi (નાનાલાલ દલપતરામ કવિ)
Meerabai (1498–1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai.
Jhaverchand Meghani (1896–1947), novelist, poet, short-story writer, folklorist
Narsinh Mehta, alternate spelling: Narasingh Mehta (c. 1414 – c. 1481)
K. M. Munshi (1887–1971), novelist, playwright, writer, politician and lawyer
Narmad (1834–1886)
Ravji Patel (born 1939) was a modernist poet and novelist in Gujarati.
Rajendra Shah (born 1913)
Rajendra Shukla
Sundaram (1909–1990), poet, short-story writer, travel writer, biographer and critic
Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907), novelist and poet
Umashankar Joshi (1911–1988), novelist, poet, playwright, writer and academic; surname: Umashankar

Hindi[]

Main article: List of Hindi-language poets

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on Astrology
Ambarish Srivastava (1965- ), architect and poet
Amir Khusrow, (1253-1325) musician, scholar and poet
Ashok Chakradhar (1951- ), author and poet
Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913-1985), poet and author
Dharmveer Bharti (1926-1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
Geet Chaturvedi (1977- ), poet, short story author and journalist
Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood
Gopaldas Neeraj (1924- ), poet and author
Gulab Khandelwal (1924- ), poetry including some in Urdu and English
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
Hemant Shesh (1952- ), writer, poet and civil servant
Rambhadracharya (1950- ), religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist
Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
Jaishankar Prasad (1889-1937), novelist, playwright, poet
Javed Akhtar (1945- ), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
Jwalamukhi (1938-2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
Kaka Hathrasi (1906-1995), satirist and humorist poet
Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur
Kedarnath Singh (1934- ), poet, critic and essayist
Kripalu Maharaj (1922- ), spiritual master and a poet
Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983- ), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
Kumar Vishwas (1970- ), poet and a professor
Kunwar Narayan (1927- ), poet
Kanwal Ziai (1927-2011)
Mahadevi Varma (1906-1987), poet, woman's activist and educationist
Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886-1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator
Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889-1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
Mohan Rana (1964- ), poet
Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936- ), poet and educator
Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
Nagarjun (1911-1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
Pawan Kumar Bharti (1982- ), poet, lyricist, writer, environmentalist, editor, author
Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911-1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
Parichay Das, writer and editor and contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908-1974), poet, essayist and academic
Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914- ), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911-1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915-2002), poet and academician
Shail Chaturvedi !1936-2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
Ramakrishna (1836-1886), mystic, philosopher, poet
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948), poet
Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936-1975), poet
Sumitranandan Pant (1900-1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
Surendra Sharma, poet and humorist
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899-1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
Tara_Singh, poetess
Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher
Uday Prakash (1952- ), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
Valmiki, poet-saint, author of the epic Ramayana
Sahir Ludhianvi lyricist, poet from Punjab (Ludhiana).

Kannada[]

Main article: List of Kannada-language poets

Kuvempu (1904-1994)
D. R. Bendre (1896-1981)
Gopalakrishna Adiga (1918-1992)
V. K. Gokak (1909-1992)
K. S. Narasimhaswamy (1915-2003)
U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932- )
Adikavi Pampa (902-975)
Ranna (949-?)
Janna (13th century)
Harihara
Vaidehi (1945- )
D. V. Gundappa (1887-1975)
Purandara Dasa (1484–1564)
Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609)
M. Govinda Pai (1883–1963)
Dinakara Desai (1909-1982)
Gangadevi (14th century)
Gourish Kaikini (1912-2002)
Kumara Vyasa (late 14th-early 15th century)
Akka Mahadevi (1130-1160)
Nagavarma I (late 10th-early 11th century)
Nagavarma II (late 11th-early 12th century)
T. N. Srikantaiah (1906-1966)
B. M. Srikantaiah (1884–1946)
G. S. Shivarudrappa (1926- )
Allama Prabhu (12th century)
Shishunala Sharif (1819–1889)
Sarvajna (16th century)
K. S. Nissar Ahmed (1936- )
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar

Kashmiri[]

Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Abdul Ahad Azad (1903–1948)
Agha Shahid Ali
Amin Kamil (born 1924)
Arnimal (died 1800)
Ghulam Ahmad Mahjur (1885–1952)
Habba Khatun (16th century)
Lalleshwari also known as "Lalla" or "Lal Ded"
Mahmud Gami (1765–1855)
Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1976)
Moti Lal Saqi (1936–1999), poet, writer, folklorist and researcher
Nund Reshi (1377–1440)
Rasul Mir (died 1870)
Rehman Rahi (born 1925), poet, translator and critic
Rupa Bhavani (1621–1721)
Zinda Kaul 'Masterji' (1884–1965)

Konkani[]

Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (1910-1984), also known as "Baki-baab"

Maithili[]

Vidyapati, also known as Vidyapati Thakur and called Maithil Kavi Kokil "the poet cuckoo of Maithili" (c. 1352 – c. 1448), Maithili poet and Sanskrit writer
Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), littérateur, grammarian, publisher and poet
Jayamant Mishra, (15.10.1925- 7.9.2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet

Malayalam[]

Main article: Malayalam literature#Poetry

Medieval Poets

Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan called the "Father of the Malayalam language" (fl. 16th century)
Johann Ernst Hanxleden, also known as "Arnos Paathiri" (1681–1732), a German Jesuit priest
Poonthanam Namboothiri (fl. 16th century), devotional poet
Kunchan Nambiar (1705–1770)
Unnayi Warrier
Irayimman Thampi (1783–1862), court poet and musician
Moyinkutty Vaidyar (1857–1891)

Renaissance Poets

Kumaran Asan (1873–1924)
Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran, also known as Kerala Varma (1845–1914), poet and translator
Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878–1958)
Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer (1877–1949)
K. V. Simon, (1883–1943)
K.C. Kesava Pillai (1868–1914)
A. R. Raja Raja Varma (1863–1918) poet, grammarian, scholar, critic and writer.

Romantic Poets

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911–1948), poet and translator
Edappalli Raghavan Pillai (1909–1936)
P. Kunhiraman Nair (1906–1974)
Sanjayan
Venu V Desom

Neo-Romantic Poets

G. Sankara Kurup, aka "Sankara Kurup" (died 1978)
Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon, aka "Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon" (1911–1985)
Edasseri Govindan Nair (1906–1974))
N.V. Krishna Warrier (1916–1989), poet and scholar
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (1924–2006), poet and scholar
P. Bhaskaran, (born 1924–2007), poet and film songwriter
Vayalar Ramavarma, also spelled Vayalar Rama Varma, (1928–1975)
O.N.V. Kurup (born 1931)
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (born 1939)
Kunjunni (died 2006)

Modernist Poets

M. Govindan (1919–1988)
K. Ayyappa Panicker, also spelled Ayyappa Paniker, Indian (1930–2006)
Attoor Ravi Varma
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, popularly known as Kadammanitta (1935–2008)
Satchidanandan (born 1946), critic (writing in Malayalam and English), poet (in Malayalam)
S. Rajasekharan (born 1946), poet and literary critic
D. Vinayachandran
A. Ayyappan (born 1949)
Balachandran Chullikkad (born 1957), poet and actor
Nellikkal Muraleedharan (born 1948), poet, writer and critic

Postmodern Poets

Adiyeri Gangadharan
P. P. Ramachandran
T. P. Rajeevan (born 1959), poet, novelist and literary critic.
V. M. Girija (born 1961), a poetess
Veerankutty

Manipuri[]

Nongthombam Biren Singh, politician, poet and former journalist.
Ashangbam Minaketan Singh
Robin S Ngangom (born 1959), poet who writes in English and Manipuri
Angom Gopi

Marathi[]

For Konkani poets, see "Konkani" section, above

Samarth Ramdas – He has written Manache Shlok. Also, known as the Guru of Shivaji Maharaj.
Sant Dnyaneshwar also known as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" (1275–1296) saint, poet, philosopher and yogi
Eknath or Eknāth; (1533–1599), poet and scholar
Tukaram(birth-year estimates range from 1577–-1609 – died 1650)
Keshav Pandit, also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit (died 1690), religious official under Chhatrapati Shivaji, poet and Sanskrit scholar
Raghunath Pandit
Suresh Bhat 1932–2003), known as Ghazal Samrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of that form
Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist
Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist
Arun Kolatkar (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
Bahinabai Chaudhari (1880–1951), illiterate poet whose son wrote down her poems for her
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre "Balkavi"
Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, translator and poet
Kusumagraj pen name of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (1912–1999), poet, writer and humanist
P. S. Rege (1910–1978), poet, playwright, fiction writer and academic
Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), poet, journalist, a professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature
Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, editor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator
Manya Joshi (born 1972), Marathi poet
Mangesh Narayanrao Kale (born 1966), poet, editor, critic and translator
Shridhar Tilve (born 1964), poet and critic
Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic
G. D. Madgulkar popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by his initials, Ga Di Ma (1919–1977), poet, lyricist, writer and actor; older brother of writer Venkatesh Madgulkar
Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984) wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani
Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), an award winning Marathi poet,
Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, and critic
Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist.
Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), Marathi poet and recipient Maharahtra Bhushan Award.

Nepali[]

Parijat (1937–1993)
Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956)
Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960)Pravakar Jayasingh, a writer, social activist.

Oriya[]

Brajanath Ratha
Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), short-story writer, novelist, poet, writer, government official and social activist.
Gangadhar Meher
Gopabandhu Das called Utkala Mani ("Gem of Orissa"), (1877–1928), social worker, political activist, writer, novelist and poet.
Gopinath Mohanty
Jayadeva
Manmohan Acharya
Manoj Das
Mohammed Ayoob
Nanda Kishore Bal
Nirmala Devi
Radhanath Ray
Ramakrushna Nanda
Ramakant Rath
Salabega (born 1607 or 1608), Muslim author of many bhajans and devotee of Jagannath
Sarala Dasa
Surendra Mohanty
Upendra Bhanja (born sometime from 1670 to 1688), poet and member of the royal family of a princely state.

Punjabi[]

Main article: List of Punjabi language poets

Baba Farid- 12th–13th c
Damodar Das Arora – 15th c
Shah Hussain – 16th c
Sultan Bahu – 16th–17th c
Bulleh Shah – 17th–18th c
Waris Shah – 18th c
Khwaja Ghulam Farid- 18th–19th c
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – 19th c
Qadaryar – 19th c
Peelu – 19th c)
Hashim – 19th c
Bhai Veer Singh – 20th c
Dhani Ram Chatrik – 20th c
Amrita Pritam – 20th c
Darshan Singh Awara – 20th c
Dr. Harbhajan Singh – 20th c
Paash – 20th c
Shiv Kumar Batalvi – 20th c
Sharif Kunjahi – 20th c
Surjit Paatar – 20th c
Ajmer Rode – 20th c
Paramjit Kaur Sirhind

Rajasthani[]

Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'
Bankidas Asiya
Chand Bardai
Kanhaiyalal Sethia (1919–2008), Rajasthani and Hindi poet
Sanwar Daiya
Sawai Singh Dhamora
Kripa Ram Barath
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat
Narayan Singh Bhati
Sūdan
Vijaydan Detha
Zahoor Khan Mehar

Sanskrit[]

Ancient Poets

Valmiki, (author of Ramayana)
Vedavyasa, (author of Mahabharata)
Adi Sankara, (author of lot of Poems Lalitha Sahasranama)
Kālidāsa, (1st century BC), Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist
Bharavi (author of Kiratarjuniya)
Magha
Jayadeva (author of Gita Govinda,1200 AD)
Bhaṭṭikāvya (author of Bhattikāvya known as Rāvatavadha)
Narayana Panditacharya, (author of Sumadhvavijaya, Sangraha Ramayana etc.)
Vedanta Desika (1269–1370), Sri Vaishnava writer, poet, devotee, philosopher and teacher.
Krishnadevaraya (died 1529), king of the Vijayanagara empire and poet

Modern Poets

Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya
Ram Karan Sharma, of New Delhi
Srinivas Rath
Vanikavi Manomohan Acharya; Cuttack

Sindhi[]

Main article: List of Sindhi language poets

Tamil[]

Sangam poets (c. 300 BC to 300 AD)

Agastya
Avvaiyar the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature; Auvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. 1st and 2nd century CE)
Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar
Kapilar

Telugu[]

Gona Budda Reddy - 13th century poet
Annamacharya (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
Aarudhra, pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs
Balijepalli Lakshmikantham, (1881–1953), poet and dramatist
Chellapilla Venkata Sastry
Devulapalli Krishna Sastry (1887–1981), poet and writer of radio plays, known as "Andhra Shelly"
Divakarla Tirupati Sastry
Errana also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century), poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy who ruled areas in the future state of Andhra Pradesh; third poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries: he concluded the project by translating the half-finished "Aranya Parvamu" in the mode of Nannaya Bhattaraka and then shifting to that of Tikkana as a bridge between the two styles; honored with the title Prabandha Parameshwara ("the supreme lord of Prabandha") and Shambudasusu belonged to Srivatsa gotram and Apastambha sutram of the Brahmin caste
Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915) poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
Jwalamukhi pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature
Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530) poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham
Rayaprolu Subba Rao
C. R. Reddy
Sri Sri – Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (1910–1983)
Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century) poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
Tikkana also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288) a poet born into a literary family during the Golden Age of Kakatiya dynasty; the second poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries; he translated last 15 chapters, but didn’t touch the half-finished Aranya Parvamu; the other two poets were Nannaya Bhattaraka and Errana
Timmakka – see Tallapaka Tirumalamma
Vemana (fl. 14th century) poet, many of whose poems are now colloquial phrases in Telugu; a yogi or yogi-like person whose poems, in a simple style, are all in the Ataveladi ("dancing lady") meter, dealing with mystic, satirical, moral and social subjects, including social problems and challenging traditions; he is often portrayed in the nude
Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895–1976), popularly known as the Kavi Samraat ("Emperor of Poetry")

Modern Poets

C. Narayana Reddy (born 1931), poet, academic and songwriter
Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
Suravaram Pratap Reddy - Writer and historian from Telangana
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema

Urdu[]

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